That is a big risk for Turkey is it not?
Its another thing to shoot down a SU-24 reconnaissance plain that wasn't expecting to be shoot by an air target in the first place and another thing to play against SU-27/33/34 etc etc
The Turks have a few hundred fighters of their own, signifiant surface to air capability, US supplied command and control, etc. The US and EU would of course resupply them with whatever they needed in the event of such a conflict.
Yes.Did you expect a Turkish fighter to shoot down a Russian SU-24 a few days ago ???
No matter what they have, and im telling you i know very well what they have, they are not a match for the Russians. But, as i have said before there is not going to be a conflict between the two, at least not now.
Russia goal is to sustain Assad in power and keep ISIS and anyone else that have an eye in to Syria territory away.
They may retaliate in another way, financially most probable.
No matter what they have, and im telling you i know very well what they have, they are not a match for the Russians. But, as i have said before there is not going to be a conflict between the two, at least not now.
Russia goal is to sustain Assad in power and keep ISIS and anyone else that have an eye in to Syria territory away.
They may retaliate in another way, financially most probable.
Im sure you were not the only one
I doubt Russia would do so - this isn't Ukraine they're pushing around and Turkey's leaders are hot headed enough to respond by downing additional Russian planes.
I'm sure I wasn't as well.Im sure you were not the only one
Also, Russia can't afford to retaliate economically against anyone right now.
Russians have been advised not to visit Turkey - a popular tourist destination for Russians - and one of Russia's largest tour operators, Natali Tours, has suspended package holidays there.
There have been loud calls in Russia for economic sanctions and for all flights to Turkey to be cancelled, the BBC's Moscow correspondent, Sarah Rainsford, reports.
None of which really refutes what I said. Their economy is shrinking and they're torching through their foreign currency reserves. With oil prices in the dumper and sanctions unlikely to be lifted this situation is not going to improve. Cutting off a significant source of hard cash, like Turkey, would essentially be suicide at this point.
The United States are no different.Russia only engages when the balance of force is decidedly in their favor.
Pretty much. And there seems to be no disconnect between the Russian leadership and the regular people.Sometimes nationalism comes before economy. It all depends on where the russian people are with this.
By Infomatsiya ticket aggregators Russian tourists quickly started to "vote ruble" against Turkey. Returns previously purchased tickets reach 20%. In particular, reported by the CEO of the agency Ticket Pososhok.ru Cyril Faminskii. "On the evening of November 24, we fix a serious increase in applications for voluntary return flight to Turkey from independent travelers - now it is about 20% of sales over the past five days," - was quoted as saying by RIA Novosti. The expert notes that after the crash in Egypt this "enthusiasm" was not observed. Source.
Warplanes believed to be Russian also carried out strikes near the Turkish border in northern Aleppo province, killing at least three people and setting alight several trucks carrying aid and goods for sale, the monitor and activists said.
The monitor and local Syrian activist Maamun al-Khatieb reported three people killed in the strikes, which also set fire to several trucks parked in a lot not far from the crossing.
"Three people have been killed and six injured, most of them are truck drivers," Khatieb told AFP.
He said the trucks were carrying aid and goods for sale, and were parked in a lot where vehicles gather after crossing the border, around three kilometres (1.8 miles) away.
Sometimes nationalism comes before economy. It all depends on where the russian people are with this.
Turkey has NATO, which would be compelled to respond if Russia actually got in a shooting air war with them. Russia wouldn't stand a chance.
And so it begins: http://news.yahoo.com/heavy-russia-raids-syria-area-where-plane-downed-003111296.html
I don't think Turkey will react, they'll probably get their Turkmen to cross into Turkish territory for now while the Russians let out some PR fume.
You are fucking nuts. Russia has nukes. America will not get in a shooting war with Russia unless it has a death wish for the entire planet.
I take it your mind is unable to comprehend 2 way streets?
I take it your mind is unable to comprehend 2 way streets?